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Edward McGivern · Prevention of Future Deaths report

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Issued 14 Nov 2019•Berkshire

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Concerns
2

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Recipients
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Responses found
1

Of 1 recipient

Stated actions
4

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Concerns and recipient responses

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Concerns raised2

  1. Failure of cycle-lane layout to ensure cyclists are visible to left-turning motor vehicles
    Part of recurring concern: Inadequate control of recurring collision risks at hazardous road locationsPart of recurring concern: Inadequate safety controls at high-risk road junctions
  2. Failure of Dover Road layout to safely separate cyclists from motor vehicles
    Part of recurring concern: Inadequate control of recurring collision risks at hazardous road locationsPart of recurring concern: Inadequate cycle-lane provision for cyclist safetyPart of recurring concern: Inadequate safety controls at high-risk road junctionsPart of recurring concern: Unsafe road design and layout
Responses linked to these concerns

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  1. Action

    Continue working with SEGRO representatives to promote vehicle priority at nearside cycle lanes and discourage cyclists from undertaking at junctions.

    Stated by Slough Borough CouncilStated in progressThe respondent said that this action was in progress when they made their response on 14 November 2019.
  2. Action

    Review all cycle lanes as part of the updated borough cycling strategy.

    Stated by Slough Borough CouncilStated plannedThe respondent said that this action was planned when they made their response on 14 November 2019.
  3. Action

    Prepare comprehensive cycling design standards based on proven best practice.

    Stated by Slough Borough CouncilStated plannedThe respondent said that this action was planned when they made their response on 14 November 2019.

Respondent positions A position is what a recipient says about a concern when it does not describe a specific action.2

  1. Position

    Segregating cyclists or reallocating road space is not feasible without disproportionate financial investment given the presenting problem and competing priorities.

    Stated by Slough Borough CouncilUnable to actThe respondent said that a constraint prevented them from taking the relevant action.

Source evidence

How this individual concern was interpreted

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Failure of cycle-lane layout to ensure cyclists are visible to left-turning motor vehicles

Wider context from the report

“I am concerned that there have now been two collisions between bicycles and motor vehicles at the junction of Dover Road and Buckingham Avenue caused by motor vehicles turning left at the traffic lights, and colliding with cyclists crossing the junction. There are many commercial vehicles using the roads around Slough Trading Estate, but also cyclists and pedestrians. The cycle lanes as they are marked on Dover Road may encourage cyclists to ride up the inside of vehicles waiting to turn left at the traffic lights, and they may not be seen by the drivers of those vehicles as they pull away from the lights and turn left, especially during the hours of darkness. The sharing of the carriageway of Dover Road between bicycles and motor vehicles by means of cycle lanes may put cyclists at risk. A review of the road layout of Dover Road, including the question of whether there should be dedicated marked cycle lanes, and if so, whether these should be positioned in the carriageway or on the pavement (so that the carriageway is reserved for motor vehicles and the pavement is shared between cyclists and pedestrians, with dedicated cycle paths) may produce a road system which is safer for cyclists. I consider that unless some action is taken there is a continuing risk of cyclists riding along Dover Road being struck by motorised vehicles turning left at junctions. ”

Is this part of a recurring concern?

Yes — Inadequate control of recurring collision risks at hazardous road locations; Inadequate safety controls at high-risk road junctions.

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Failure of Dover Road layout to safely separate cyclists from motor vehicles

Wider context from the report

“I am concerned that there have now been two collisions between bicycles and motor vehicles at the junction of Dover Road and Buckingham Avenue caused by motor vehicles turning left at the traffic lights, and colliding with cyclists crossing the junction. There are many commercial vehicles using the roads around Slough Trading Estate, but also cyclists and pedestrians. The cycle lanes as they are marked on Dover Road may encourage cyclists to ride up the inside of vehicles waiting to turn left at the traffic lights, and they may not be seen by the drivers of those vehicles as they pull away from the lights and turn left, especially during the hours of darkness. The sharing of the carriageway of Dover Road between bicycles and motor vehicles by means of cycle lanes may put cyclists at risk. A review of the road layout of Dover Road, including the question of whether there should be dedicated marked cycle lanes, and if so, whether these should be positioned in the carriageway or on the pavement (so that the carriageway is reserved for motor vehicles and the pavement is shared between cyclists and pedestrians, with dedicated cycle paths) may produce a road system which is safer for cyclists. I consider that unless some action is taken there is a continuing risk of cyclists riding along Dover Road being struck by motorised vehicles turning left at junctions. ”

Is this part of a recurring concern?

Yes — Inadequate control of recurring collision risks at hazardous road locations; Inadequate cycle-lane provision for cyclist safety; Inadequate safety controls at high-risk road junctions; Unsafe road design and layout.

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How this respondent action was interpreted

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Continue working with SEGRO representatives to promote vehicle priority at nearside cycle lanes and discourage cyclists from undertaking at junctions.

Verbatim wording from the response

“Specifically in relation to the SEGRO estate, the Council will continue to work with representatives from the estate to promote the need for vehicles to give way to a nearside cycle lane and to reinforce the message that cyclists should not undertake at junctions at any”

Source location

Slough Borough Council Highways Department
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PFD Monitor interpretation

Review all cycle lanes as part of the updated borough cycling strategy.

Verbatim wording from the response

“The Council will undertake a review of all cycle lanes as part of the borough’s cycling strategy update. A comprehensive set of design standards for cycling, established on proven best practice, will be prepared. It is anticipated at this stage, that any resource prioritisation to cycle lane improvements will be assigned according to (a) locations where accidents have occurred and (b) where higher cycling levels exist and (c) to include a wider scheme of cycling improvements programmed to update cycle lanes and aligned to the regular cycle of maintenance, roadworks and improvement. The exact prioritisation criteria will be confirmed once the cycling strategy has been set out.”

Source location

Slough Borough Council Highways Department
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Published 14 November 2019

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How this respondent action was interpreted

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Prepare comprehensive cycling design standards based on proven best practice.

Verbatim wording from the response

“The Council will undertake a review of all cycle lanes as part of the borough’s cycling strategy update. A comprehensive set of design standards for cycling, established on proven best practice, will be prepared. It is anticipated at this stage, that any resource prioritisation to cycle lane improvements will be assigned according to (a) locations where accidents have occurred and (b) where higher cycling levels exist and (c) to include a wider scheme of cycling improvements programmed to update cycle lanes and aligned to the regular cycle of maintenance, roadworks and improvement. The exact prioritisation criteria will be confirmed once the cycling strategy has been set out.”

Source location

Slough Borough Council Highways Department
Page 2 · response
Published 14 November 2019

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How this respondent position was interpreted

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Segregating cyclists or reallocating road space is not feasible without disproportionate financial investment given the presenting problem and competing priorities.

Verbatim wording from the response

“A review of the road layout of Dover Road, including the question of whether there should be dedicated marked cycle lanes, and if so, whether these should be positioned in the carriageway or on the pavement (so that the carriageway is reserved for motor vehicles and the pavement is shared between cyclists and pedestrians, with dedicated cycle paths) may produce a road system which is safer for cyclists.”

Source location

Slough Borough Council Highways Department
Page 3 · response
Published 14 November 2019

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How this respondent position was interpreted

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Two cycling incidents do not constitute a collision cluster or demonstrate a systemic junction problem warranting concern.

Verbatim wording from the response

“1. There have been two collisions between bicycles and motor vehicles at the junction of Dover Road and Buckingham Avenue.”

Source location

Slough Borough Council Highways Department
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Published 14 November 2019

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Other statements in published responses

These actions and other statements could not be clearly connected to one concern in this report.

Recipient-stated actions An action is something a recipient says it has done, is doing, or plans to do in response to a concern raised.1

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    Design separate road-safety campaigns for relevant audiences with road-safety partners.

    Stated by Slough Borough CouncilStated plannedThe respondent said that this action was planned when they made their response on 14 November 2019.

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How this respondent action was interpreted

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Design separate road-safety campaigns for relevant audiences with road-safety partners.

Verbatim wording from the response

“time. This messaging has been presented nationally for many years, but will be reinforced through another local campaign to reach new cyclists. The Council will work with its road safety partners to design separate campaigns for these different audiences.”

Source location

Slough Borough Council Highways Department
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Published 14 November 2019

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